Throwing toy



Feb. 21, 1950 $ANT|AGQ 2,498,509

THROWING TOY Filed Oct. 30, 1947 j/VVE/VTOR JO5E' SANTIAGO l I jPatented Feb. 21, 1950 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Jose Santiago, NewYork, N. Y.

Application October 30, 1947, Serial No. 783,013

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-97) This invention relates to a block throwing andretrieving toy.

An object of the invention is to form a block throwing toy which can beutilized to play either a simple or complicated game.

Another object is to form a block throwing toy which can be used in theplaying of a game requiring varying degrees of skill.

A further object is to form a toy which is simple and inexpensive toconstruct and which can be used in the playing of a game which exercisesthe hand and eye.

These and other objects are accomplished by forming the toy of a block,a spear and a line, and by providing the block with an opening largeenough to seat the block over the end of the spear and secure the blockand spear to the ends of the line, so that the block can be swung fromthe handle, pulled upward through an arc, and dropped while positioningthe spear in a position to impale the block.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanyingdrawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a disassembled perspective view of a spear throwing toy.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View along the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of an element of the throwing toy.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a spear showing a variation in thestructure of the toy.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view along the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a block showing a variation in thestructure of the toy.

Fig. 7 is a-bottom plan view of the block shown in Fig. 6.

In the drawings and in the specification, in

which like reference numbers designate similar elements, a spearthrowing toy l6, shown in Figs.

1-3 inclusive, is comprised of a spear II, block.

l2 and aline 13.

The spear is formed at its lower end with a extending pin H, whichextends throughthe, guard and into the end l6 of the section M. The

. 2 guard is secured to the section by nails or brads l8 and the pin tothe section by the brad 19.

The block I2 is provided with an opening 20 larger than the pin so thatthe block can rest on the guard with the pin extending in the opening.

The line I3 is secured at one end to the gripping section Hi and at theother end to the block l2 and is of a sufiicient length that the blockcan be thrown away and pulled back or dropped down about the pin end onthe guard.

In the variation of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a spear 2| isformed with a guard 22 pro: vided with a pair of holes 23 positionedequidistant from and at opposite sides of a centrally located pin 24. Apeg 25 with an enlarged head 26 rests slidably in and extends above eachof the holes 23.

The block 21, shown in Figs. 6 and 7, which is to be used with the spearshown in Figs. 4 and 5, has an end face 28 formed with a centrallydisposed opening 29 and a pair of holes 30, one positioned at each endof and equidistant from the opening. The central opening 29 and theholes 30 are so relatively positioned and each is of such a size thatthe block 21 can rest on the spear 2| with the pin 24 in the opening andthe pegs 25 in the holes.

The spear and block shown in Figs. 1-3 inclusive are used to play asimple game of skill, the winner being the first to throw the block overthe pin. However, the spear and block shown in Figs. 4-7 inclusive, areused to play a more complicated scoring game which requires much moreskill than merely seating the block. In this game, points are allottedfor seating the block on the pin with its bottom face resting on thepegs and for seating the block in such a manner that the pegs and pinare all engaged into their respective holes and opening.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to'secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A toy comprised of a spear, a block having an opening therein and aline, the spear having a gripping section, a guard, pegs and a pin, thegripping section being positioned at the lower end of the spear andbeing suitable for holding in the hand, the guard being positioned abovethe gripping section and having a plurality of holes in its upper partsymmetrically positioned and slidably containing the pegs, the pin beingpositioned above the guard and extending upwardly therefrom, the blockand opening being so positioned and of such a size that the block canrest on the guard and pegs with the pin extending in the opening and theline having one of its ends secured to the spear and the other to theblock, whereby-Hahe b1ock-can be s'lispefidd "from the spear and swungthrough anarc"'and thespear s0 positioned that the block will fall onthe guard about the pin and rest on the pegs.

2. A toy comprised of a spear, a block-ands. line, the spear having agripping section, a guard, a pin and a plurality of pegs, the grippingsection being positioned at the lower-end ofthehandle and being suitablefor holding in the hand, the guard being flange shaped andpositiondabove the gripping section, thepin being supported centrally bythe gua'rda'nd exteiidingzupwardly therefrom, the pegs b'eingsymmetrically'-positioned about the pln andsli'dablwresting ipartlyexposed 4 in the upper part of the flange, the block'being provided witha centrally positioned opening and a plurality of holes positionedthereabout, the opening and the holes each being of such a size and sorelatively positioned that the pin can rest in the opening at the sametime that the pegs are positioned in the holes and the line beingsecured at its ends to the spear and block.

I JOSE SANTIAGO.

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